MINUTE MEDITATIONS
“Ah Lord God! behold, Thou hast made the
heaven and the earth by Thy great power and stretched out arm, and there is
nothing too hard for Thee.”
Jeremiah 32:17
The Bible teaches us that we are to come to God in
prayer, trusting that He can and will hear and answer us for Jesus’ sake (cf.
James 1:6; Luke 5:12-13).
Jesus Himself said, “Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it
shall be opened unto you: for every one that asketh receiveth; and he that
seeketh findeth; and to him that knocketh it shall be opened” (Matthew
7:7-8).
John wrote in his first epistle, “And this is the confidence that we have in
Him [Jesus Christ, the Son of God],
that, if we ask any thing according to His will, He heareth us: And if we know
that He hear us, whatsoever we ask, we know that we have the petitions that we
desired of Him” (1 John 5:14-15).
But so often we forget or doubt God’s willingness
and ability to help. God commands us to pray, saying, “Call upon Me in the day of trouble: I will deliver thee, and thou
shalt glorify Me” (Psalm 50:15). He assures us that even before we call, He
will answer; and while we are still speaking, He will hear (Isaiah 65:24).
Because Jesus Christ, God’s Son, suffered and died
for our sins and then rose again on the third day, we are assured that God
accepts us as His own dear children through faith in Jesus and grants us the
privilege of coming into His very presence with our prayers and petitions (cf.
Hebrews 10:19ff.; Romans 8:15).
But can God answer all our prayers? Is He able to do
all that we may need or ask of Him? If you have doubts, look around you at the
wonders of His creation, or put your head back at night and look up at the
stars in the sky. Cannot the God who has created and preserved all this, grant your
request? Is there any need, any request, too great for Him?
Consider the words of Jeremiah, the prophet: “Ah Lord God! behold, Thou hast made the
heaven and the earth by Thy great power and stretched out arm, and there is
nothing too hard for Thee.”
Is God willing to hear and answer our proper prayers
(those prayers which are in accord with His holy and perfect will)? Consider
the inspired words of
As children of God through faith in Christ Jesus
(Galatians
O Gracious and Merciful Father in Heaven, we thank You
for the great privilege of coming to You in prayer, and for the knowledge that You
will both hear and answer our prayers for the sake of Your dear Son, Jesus
Christ. Grant us Your Holy Spirit and the faith to know and believe that there
is nothing too difficult for You. In Jesus’ name we pray. Amen.
[This devotion courtesy of The
Still Small Voice, Gentry,